Chapter 59 Industry
At a corner of the middle street of the capital, Liu Yu finally saw his own industry, and the huge horizontal plaque reads three gilded bronze characters "Hai Changsheng", which corresponds to his company name in later generations. The same plaque is still hung on various states and counties in the Northland, but it is not as grand as this, because this is the general number, and this is the capital.
Unlike Haizi City, the crowd on this street is mostly of different races, although there are many Han people, but at first glance it is a person with status, so the shops on the street are mainly high-end consumer groups, and they walk into the door in the courteous voice of the guys, and the ground is a handmade Persian wool carpet, even if they don't know how to do it, Liu Yu also knows that it is not comparable to the chemical fiber products of later generations, enough to enter the museum collection, even in this time and space, it is a good thing that the rich people flock to Lin'an.
Since it is a high-end store, there are naturally not many customers in the store, and everyone is greeted by the guys and picks out their favorite products at the counter. Liu Yu was about to take a look at the layout of the room, a guy greeted him with a smile, and when he saw his face, he suddenly showed surprise,
"Official, please come here and let the little one introduce you." Liu Yu shook his head slightly, so that the other party quickly reacted, just like other guests, the guy led him to a semi-separated small room, where there were tables and chairs and other things, specially designed for people with status like them, this is not Liu Yu's initiative, but the rules prevailing in this world.
"Do you want to inform the shopkeeper?" The guy looked left and right, lowered his head and whispered.
"Oh, you're not there?" Liu Yu knew that the shopkeeper he was talking about was not the one outside, but Li Shiyi.
"I went to Xiejie, at the end of Haizi City, I should be going to negotiate a deal, I heard that we will open a shop over there. The location has been chosen, and after contacting for a long time, the other party agreed to meet each other, and he took someone there today. ”
On the surface, it's just normal business practice, and guys basically know it. Liu Yu was already stunned when he heard the address, the guy thought he didn't know where the place was and explained in detail, but he didn't listen to a word, his mind was buzzing, and it seemed that something was desperately squeezing out.
Leaving the head office, Liu Yu declined the request of the guy to lead the way, he didn't want the people who followed him to feel anything, he had never been to this area, but the general direction was still known, it was rare to have such an opportunity to go shopping publicly, of course, he couldn't miss it, and he was idle.
Walking all the way from Zhongjie, there are shops, restaurants, and inns everywhere, as far as you can see in front of you, there are people of all colors, and various versions of language are mixed, whether it is the flow of people or buildings, there are some styles of the imperial capital of later generations, more precisely, the appearance of an international metropolis.
Just walking around, occasionally staying in a certain shop for a while, Liu Yu will also pick up a certain commodity with great interest, rhino horn, ivory, hawksbill turtle, pearls, there seems to be animal blood stains on it, these things that have been extinct or on the verge of extinction in later generations, but here is not unusual, even the roadside stalls are arranged, human beings are still in the era of competing with nature for the right to live, just one of the guests on the earth, and far from becoming the only master, in the words of the sentence, "This is the best era, It's also the worst of times."
"Shopkeeper Ding!"
In a shop on the diagonal street, Li Shiyi was wearing a satin robe and a long gauze on his head, sitting on a chair with his feet crossed, playing with an emerald green wrench in his hand, looking at each other proudly, and the tone in his mouth became more and more severe.
"A certain person sent someone here several times, and they all said that you went out and did not return, then it is okay, wait, who called a certain family sincere? There are dozens of shops on this street, and a certain partiality has taken a fancy to your place and is kind enough to discuss with you, what's the matter? Do you think that a certain family is like a lamb to the slaughter, leaving you to wait for the knife? ”
"Li Dadong's family also said, there are a lot of shops on this street, which one is better than a certain small shop, why do you stick to a certain place? Truth is not to hide, this shop is the place where the food is eaten, the ancestors handed down, even if the descendants do not dare to come out lightly, the big owner forgives the sin, but also please raise your hand. ”
A man stood beside him and kept saluting, the muscles on his seemingly respectful face twitched slightly, as if he was resisting some kind of impulse, and the shopkeeper who was standing with him kept saying good things, for fear that his owner would not stop saying the wrong thing, and that would be an unforeseen disaster.
"It seems that you still don't understand, so let me tell you, five months ago, you had seven shops on this street in your house, and yes, each of them was bigger than this one. Four of them were sent to people's houses by you for nothing, and you didn't ask for a penny, and you were afraid that people would not accept it, so you are not wrong, the remaining three rooms were sold within a few months, and you know how much you have sold, and a certain family also knows, at this price that is now opened, you pat your chest and say, is it fair or not? Why, do you think a certain family is a little shorter than those people? ”
Li Shiyi's words were not high, but they poked the man's heart like a knife, people had already figured out their own bottom, and naturally knew that they had no background to rely on, he knew today that he couldn't pass the test, but he didn't expect that after only a moment, he had to make a decision, whether to keep his ancestral inheritance, or to take care of the safety of the whole family first.
What the other party said is right, at this juncture, it is no longer up to him whether he succeeds or not, and the other party will naturally not give a public price, just a few points more than those before, can he not agree? Just as he was about to beg again, even if it was to delay for a few days, so that the store could produce more goods and recover some money, the other party had already stood up impatiently.
"That's it, the words have been put on hold, if you want to achieve it and deliver it immediately, you still have something to do, you don't have time to delay your work here, and the rest of the things will be handed over to them, today I will take your people to count things, that is, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, you try to change somewhere else?"
Li Shiyi raised his feet and left, not waiting for the other party to reply at all, with the signboard of the Xie family, the business has been done all over the country, and relationships are being made everywhere, even if it is to leave the Xie family, this is also an intricate network of contacts, power and money trading is the most common standard in the world, and it is impossible for a pure businessman to be big.
The man wanted to chase him out to explain something, but he was immediately stopped by a half-unsheathed saber, and the cold knife light stabbed his eyes, and people no longer had the patience to reason with him, and they came here just to inform him, and they wouldn't allow him to refuse, otherwise? The man didn't dare to think about it anymore, so he could only do as he was told.
"Mao Yuanxiang"
Liu Yu silently watched this signboard be dismantled and thrown aside, and then a group of people walked out of the store, holding large bags and small bags in their hands, all kinds of guys, and even a big iron pot, the leader looked back a little unwillingly, it was this turn of the year, so that Liu Yu could see his face clearly, far from half a year ago, it seemed that he was more than ten years old all of a sudden, which was still the merry boy in his memory.
He didn't see Li Shiyi come out, but he recognized that all the people working there were his own soldiers, but he didn't expect that after a long time, Li Shiyi's fancy store was actually this place, I really don't know if it was Skynet restored, or if it was providence to make people.
Yes, Liu Yu doesn't know what the original incident was for, and the Ding family has no reason to sell themselves, because then they won't get anything, but will lose an important source of goods. So since he has returned here, he must find out who is behind the scenes, and all the people, even if that person is Kublai Khan, he will never let go.
At this moment, he didn't plan to step forward to question, in addition to a few tails behind him, and he didn't want people to notice it so quickly, Yuan Ren could do it again if he could do it once, the identity of the Song envoy didn't play a role, Kublai Khan had already made up his mind to go south, and he might be the sacrifice he expected to send out the army.
You have to find a suitable opportunity, or use the means of the underworld, this is the difference from when he came before, he already has his own strength, although not strong enough, but he can do something. The man opposite had been dragged away by his buddies, Liu Yu couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, but he could imagine his mood, compared to his possible backers, the Xie family was like a mountain that couldn't be moved.
The qiē here is so familiar, exactly like in the dream, the shop has brought him immeasurable wealth, but also led to unbearable encounters, those memories that once hurt his heart gradually became clear, and he couldn't help but feel the urge to escape.
Picked a restaurant nearby, Liu Yu found a window facing the street to eat and wait, and it didn't take long for Li Shiyi to follow in, when he got the notice, he was still near this street, and was planning to go back to the headquarters.
"How's the investigation about the incident that was given to you?"
Liu Yu didn't ask him what he was doing today, it was his own arrangement, and there was no need to ask him for instructions on everything.
"I was about to say that I was about to say that there was a brother early in the morning, saying that the alley had been found, but the house had been burned to the ground, and the nearby houses were affected, saying that there was a fire a few months ago, and no one escaped. A certain party just went to see one in person, and it was said that the government said hello in that area, and no one dared to go to live in the house anymore, so it was abandoned, except for some traces of collapse, all of which were half-human high weeds. ”
Li Shiyi told everything he saw and heard, Liu Yu's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly, and in order to hide him, he stood up and looked out the window. This is the news he told Li Shiyi to find, but he didn't tell him the reason, in Li Shiyi's opinion, this may be a family that the owner knows, and it will only be like this after suffering a disaster, and he can't think of Liu Yu himself at all.
"I heard from the brothers that that place is no longer inhabited, if the owner wants, he can buy it directly, it doesn't cost a few dollars, and after so long, the government no longer cares about these things, and the location of that place is very good."
"You can do it, but don't make any changes when you buy it, it's still the same."
Liu Yu's instructions made Li Shiyi puzzled, everything was wasted like that, what's the use of not sorting out and buying? But he didn't dare to inquire, so he could only come down first.
"I heard that you bought a shop near here, what are you going to do?"
"The waiter asked about this, you look at this street, although there are not many dignitaries and nobles who come and go, but there are also many rich people, such a shop, you can't buy it when you are idle, if you don't inquire about the back of the house~ Jing, you don't dare to start. The waiter knows that our business is getting bigger and bigger, and the expenses are not old or young, and with the support of these shops, it will be more convenient to do things. The business there is already good, and when you get it, you can rectify it, then it will be a small shop, and the income in a year will be no less than that in the middle street."
Liu Yu knew what was going on after listening to the beginning, saying that it would naturally cost a lot of money to support a huge intelligence network, and he had no time to do business, but the brothers had to eat, not to mention the activity funds. Li Shiyi is not only doing this to cover his identity, but also to make money, agents are also human beings, and they will not only know how to be handsome all day long like in film and television dramas, and they have endless money.